Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step Seven:
Press-and-hold the Option (PC: Alt) key,
and click on the Add Layer Mask icon at
the bottom of the Layers panel (it's the
third icon from the left). This adds a black
mask over your darkened layer, hiding it
from view. Now, we can reveal just the
parts of the darker layer that we want
revealed by painting. So, press
D
to set
your Foreground color to white, then get
the Brush tool from the Toolbox (or just
press
B
), choose a soft-edged brush from
the Brush Picker in the Options Bar, zoom
in close (like you see here), and begin paint-
ing over the window panes (as shown here).
As you do, it paints in the darkened win-
dow panes. Don't worry about “painting
outside the lines” at this point—just paint
it all in, and we'll deal with the spillover
in the next step. For now, just paint over
both windows, and the two clear arches
up top, too.
Step Eight:
Now press the letter
X
on your keyboard
to switch your Foreground color to black.
Shrink your brush size way down (using
the
Left
Bracket key
on your keyboard—
it's to the right of the letter P), then
start painting over the areas where you
spilled over, and it hides them. Here's a
tip to make this cleanup easier (especially
when you get to the dividers between the
panes): press-and-hold the Shift key to
make your brush draw straight lines. You
can also just move your cursor to the top
of a divider, press-and-hold the Shift key,
then click at the bottom, and it will draw a
straight line between the two spots where
you clicked. It's going to take a few minutes
to clean up the mess, but I found that it's
easier to just paint it all in first, then go
back and do a quick cleanup (of course,
quick being a relative term, eh?).
